CO129-430 - Others & Individuals - 1915 — Page 42

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furnish an explanation with regard to

this and that you will also transmit

a statutory declaration sworn by a

Director of your Company before a Commie-

sioner for Caths verifying the facts stated in

your letter of the 20th September, and attesting the

correctness of the copy, invoice enclosed in <a staten the math and that letter. The declaration should, of course,

extend to the case of advertising material

if you desire those goods to be forwarded to

Hong Kong

I am &c.,

* J. READ.

term when these

which the goods were

shipper to Carlowitz

но

Jematimal Ban King Coporation

1915

23 Sep

Last previous Paper.

Ma

42539

out

08705

Coffe Bof] cous 15 Oct

Ausd 29 Norr16

Reminded 4 nor

Next sabeequent Paper.

50280

HOẠI KONG

39

C.O

44024

Rec REGE 24 SEP 15

44+02.45 LB

God

88. Sign

Lign angen

Enclosed documents to suppor 1- claim to possessi in

Que

to for return of correspondre.

Hami

So far as I can see the documents supplied only establish that from the date of the outbreak of war the bills in respect of these two shipments have

only

heither been accepted nor paid. Although, therefore, the Bank had apparently in each case paid the full invoice value of the gods, nominally speaking the in the case of t Fromm shipments

enemy owned, and the Fank

Goods were

ON

Licensi

bought

ought to have obtained a from Bo before entering into refociations with the ipowners. In the case of the shipment of Julius Lamın,

of course, the goods may have been of Delgian origin,

but it appears from the letter of the 1st of June to the Hong Kong branch of the Bank, that acceptance wus

Given after the

Occupied

fed territory Proclamation.

The ford

In these circumstances it would seem that were at the ontheak of war, at best. Belgian owner, therefore

Leneral liéense of Cap 25th, The sums involved are very small

and the Bank has in each case parted with the full invoice value of the goods. It is extremely unlikely

therefore

(J 3401-h.) Wt. 14242-12. 28,000. 7/15. D x 8.

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